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...nobody really wanted me except Arizona," said Wright, who received the award at a banquet sponsored by the CharlotteTouchdownClub. "So I always have that little chip on my shoulder. You always remember those people who didn't think you...

...Syracuse's Dwight Freeney and Florida's Alex Brown. The Football Writers Association of America and the CharlotteTouchdownClub will present the award Dec. 10 in Charlotte, N.C. The FWAA has presented a defensive player of the year...

...night, when he beat out Spikes and three other finalists to win the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded by the CharlotteTouchdownClub to the nation's top defensive player. "A dream come true," Orakpo said. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound...

...it in 1981. The 6-foot-4, 260-pound Orakpo has already won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, awarded by the CharlotteTouchdownClub to the nation's top defensive player, and was the Big 12's Defensive Player of the Year. Orakpo finished...

...Lombardi Award as the top college lineman. The other finalists for the Nagurski Trophy, given annually by the CharlotteTouchdownClub and the Football Writers Association of America, were Oklahoma linebacker Rocky Calmus, Florida defensive end...